n. 工人;技工,工匠;
💡 work工作+man人 → n.工人,劳动者,工匠
"A bad workman finds much fault with his tools."
蹩脚的工匠总是埋怨自己的工具不好.
近义:journeyman, laborer, labourer, operative, operator, toiler
direct
[di'rekt, dai'rekt]
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词根: 直
adj. 直接的;直的;直系的;率直的;
adv. 直接地;径直地;直截了当地;正好;
vt. (用建议、指示、有益的情报等)指导;导演(戏剧或电影);指示方向;把…对准(某方向或某人);
vt.& vi. 指导,导演,管理;
vi. 引路;当向导;领唱;领奏;
"The army is now under the direct command of General Barton."
陆军现在由巴顿将军直接指挥.
近义:nonstop, express, live, snap, undeviating, resolute
反义:mediate, roundabout, oblique, subtle, circuitous, misdirect